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Oct 24, 2015, 14:37We begin Pylon1's Reno 2015 event coverage with our first photo gallery of the series - the AT6 Class. We'll be covering the other racing classes in the near future, so check back for our next gallery soon!

I'd like to also take this time to welcome Bradley Orr to the P1 team as our official Reno correspondent and the man responsible for all the photos you'll see at the P1 site this year covering the 2015 event (and future events for the P1 site). Bradley did an awesome job for us and we are very fortunate to be able to bring this photographer his chance in the spotlight - he certainly has an unending passion for the sport and shows some excellent talent behind the lens!

May 23, 2002, 18:55For any Unlimited race pilot in the early years of Reno, the goal was ultimately universal: plain and simple, figure out some way to unseat Darryl Greenamyer and his all conquering Conquest 1 Bearcat. At Reno 1972, flying the renamed Roto-Finish Special, Gunther Balz did just that...Article By: Michael LucchesiPhotography By: Chuck Aro, William T. Larkins, Gerald Liang, Mark Kallio, the Dick Phillips Collection, and Emil Strasser

May 23, 2002, 18:53Chuck Hall built this racer starting with a "stocker" in 1967 and ended up with a very attractive and sleek P-51 when he sold her to Gunther Balz in 1971. Gunther had raced his stock F8F but wanted to win Reno once...Article By: Pylon1Photography By: Chuck Aro, Don "Bucky" Dawson, Gerald Liang & Emil Strasser (via Gerald Liang)

May 23, 2002, 18:52This P-51 served in the military until it was sold to a civilian company in 1958. Chuck Hall started racing this very famous Mustang in 1967, first with a stock airframe and by 1970 she was arguably the best looking racer on the ramp.Article By: Pylon1Photography By: Dick Phillips Collection (via Don Dawson) & Emil Strasser (via Gerald Liang)

May 23, 2002, 18:51Now named Miss Martha II, Chuck Hall qualified the racer for Reno '97 in 5th position at 373.471mph and raced in the Championship Race where he came in 4th at 363.071mph. Chuck wanted to make his mark in unlimited air racing...Article By: Pylon1Photography By: Emil Strasser (via Gerald Liang)

May 23, 2002, 18:50According to the construction number, Race #7 the Roto-Finish Bearcat is one of the earliest production Bearcats still existing. The first owner was ED Weiner who bought it in 1959 and registered it as N6624C that same year...Article By: Gary WilliamsPhotography By: Gerald Liang & Emil Strasser